Simplified Notes vs Modern Chess Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simplified Notes
A powerful and feature-rich notes application for Apple devices. It allows for easy creation of notes, tagged notes, and to-do lists with automatic iCloud synchronization and a robust search function.
- Note creation
- Tagged notes
- To-do lists
- Automatic iCloud sync
- Search functionality
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Minimalist notes app to write quickly and easily. Supports customization for organizing your notes better. Privacy Policy • https://github.com/lucasditomase/simplified-notes Terms of Service • https://github.com/lucasditomase/simplified-notes Customer Support • https://github.com/lucasditomase/simplified-notes
Modern Chess Clock
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The chess clock is a timer with world-renowned methods used by amateur or professional chess players to make the game of chess even more quality and exciting. This is not a game of chess, but a clock next to the players. - Play with the most popular play times or add your own play methods. - Suitable for everyone with annotated playtime methods. - Add excitement to your game with sound alerts. - Get the ad-free game timer experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Simplified Notes at every 4 days against Modern Chess Clock's every 10 days. Modern Chess Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simplified Notes ships an update every 4 days, Modern Chess Clock every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simplified Notes | Modern Chess Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucas Exequiel Di Tomase | Nurullah Bilgin |
In-app purchases
Simplified Notes
No in-app purchases
Modern Chess Clock
No in-app purchases
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